Congresswoman Escobar believes tax policies should prioritize working families and small businesses, not billionaires and corporations. Congresswoman Escobar has continued to fight against tax cuts that benefit the ultra-wealthy at the expense of essential programs like healthcare, education, and infrastructure. Affirmed by her support of the Inflation Reduction Act, which reduces healthcare costs and holds corporations accountable to pay their fair share of taxes.
Legislation Supported by Congresswoman Escobar
Raise the Wage Act: This legislation would gradually raise the minimum wage to $17 by 2030 and give roughly 22 million Americans a long-overdue raise.
American Family Act: This legislation would increase the value of the Child Tax Credit (CTC) from the current level of $2,000 per child to $6,360 for newborns, $4,320 for children ages one through six, and $3,600 for children age six through 17. It would end the longstanding, discriminatory policy that reduces the value of the Child Tax Credit for low-income families, ensuring that the families of 17 million low-income children left out of the CTC under current law will receive the same credit as families in the middle class. It also would provide for monthly delivery of the credit so families have access to the credit as bills arrive and index the CTC for inflation to preserve the value of the credit moving forward.
Paycheck Fairness Act: This legislation would strengthen the Equal Pay Act of 1963, help eliminate the gender wage gap, and guarantee that women can challenge pay discrimination and hold employers accountable.
Stop the Wait Act of 2025 - This legislation would phase out the initial waiting period for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits and eliminates the waiting period for certain disabled individuals to become eligible for Medicare.
Defend American Manufacturing Act: The legislation would require the Commerce Department, through the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), to keep the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) running by competing for, renewing, and awarding support centers in all 50 states plus Puerto Rico.
The Build Housing with Care Act: This legislation would invest $500 million to construct child care centers co-located in affordable housing developments and cover the costs of retrofitting to help family child care providers operate in housing developments. The bill prioritizes projects that are located in child care deserts or rural communities, as well as projects that include qualified Head Start providers and providers primarily serving low-income children.
No Tax Breaks for Outsourcing Act: This legislation aims to amend the Internal Revenue Code to prevent corporations from receiving tax benefits for outsourcing jobs and profits overseas, encouraging domestic investment and job creation.
Taxpayer Data Protection Act: This bill proposes to enhance the protection of taxpayer information from unvetted individuals like Elon Musk and those he employees through DOGE by implementing stricter data security measures and penalties for unauthorized disclosures.
The Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act: A commonsense, bipartisan, bicameral tax framework that promotes the financial security of working families, boosts growth and American competitiveness, and strengthens communities and Main Street businesses.
Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025: This legislation would support the financing of nearly two million new affordable homes across the country by increasing the number of credits allocated to each state by 50 percent for the next two years and making the temporary 12.5 percent increase secured in 2018 permanent. It would also increase the number of affordable housing projects that can be built using private activity bonds. This provision stabilizes financing for workforce housing projects built using private activity bonds by decreasing the amount of private activity needed to secure Housing Credit funding. As a result, projects would have to carry less debt, and more projects would be eligible to receive funding. The bill would also improve the Housing Credit program to serve at-risk and underserved communities, including veterans, victims of domestic violence, and rural Americans.
Hands Off Our Social Security Act: This legislation would protect benefits from unauthorized tampering, delays, or changes and block the privatization of Social Security services or administration. It would enforce strict privacy protections for beneficiary data and Prohibit SSA staffing cuts without Congressional approval. The bill would Prevent field office closures without an impact report and consent from Congress and ensure communication access, maintaining phone and in-person services as core options.
Enhance Access to SNAP (EATS) Act: This legislation would expand Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) eligibility to all college students attending 2- and 4-year universities who meet traditional SNAP income and eligibility requirements. Current SNAP eligibility rules only include college students working 20 hours per week or participating in a federal or state work study, or those who meet very specific exemptions. The EATS Act would permanently ensure that low-income college students have equitable access to SNAP benefits by amending the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to include “attending an institution of higher education” as another form of qualification in addition to work.
Keep Seniors Fed Act: This legislation would amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 by changing how certain income is considered when determining eligibility for food assistance programs. Specifically, the bill proposes to exempt income received by individuals under Title II of the Social Security Act from being counted as income for the purposes of assessing eligibility for food assistance benefits.
Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act: This legislation would strengthen Social Security’s financial state and ensure that seniors continue to benefit from the programs they have paid into throughout their lives. Specifically it would require the wealthiest Americans to pay their fair share by phasing out the cap on Social Security contributions, gradually over the next seven years It would also ensure the appropriate weight is given to the real costs in seniors’ budgets by using the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) to calculate the relevant cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), rather than the more generic Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners (CPI-W).
